Good morning! Had a pretty great day yesterday, I got so much done, that
it was the equivalent of getting up at 5:30a. I went out & met Pete
for lunch at KFC, moved the stereo in my office for better directional
sound, moved a couple wall maps, joined a worldwide cookbook exchange. Left speaker is in the top left of the photo on top of the bookcase. The subwoofer is to the left of the map on top of the pc case, & the right speaker is on the far right of the photo above the massage chair. The stereo itself is directly behind my monitor, facing to the right to give full access to the front so I can still easily plug in my iPhone.
I even got to spend some time in Sims 3 with my Culinary sim who just
became a Dad to a baby boy last night who is now a toddler. Being that
my sim specializes in the culinary arts, I upgraded the refrigerator in
his home to a VERY nice, top of the line fridge. When he married his
wife they moved into her house & although it's nicer than the
starter home he was in, the fridge was cheap. Now leftovers will last
longer in it & the sims are much happier in the kitchen because it
bumped up the visual appeal of the room by a lot.
Pete brought home powered pc speakers last night for my office tv, so I should finally have some good sound there. I never did figure out how to hook up the cool speakers that the tv is sitting on top of, so I guess I'll go ahead & take those out before the tv tilts & falls off of them. :) Hmmm ... I just tried to plug in the powered pc speakers to the tv & there's nowhere to plug them in! I tried to plug them into the DirecTV box & there's a spot for Digital Audio, but the plug doesn't fit there either. Arrrgh! I need an audio specialist to come over here & wire all this up for me. I still have an external amp gauge in my truck that needs to be mounted & hooked up. There's no way I'm going to hire a Geek Squad to come over here & hook everything up for me.
Well, just found out that there's family drama to an extreme going on. I wish everyone would get their "stuff" together & get along. It's not that hard, really! I hope everyone involved calms down, realizes what they're doing wrong, fixes it, & everything works out.
Milligan water meeting Monday.
2001: A Space Odyssey released (1968):
On this day in 1968, Stanley’s Kubrick’s science-fiction classic 2001: A Space Odyssey makes its debut in movie theaters.
Kubrick had first gained prominence as a director for the World War I-era drama Paths of Glory (1957). After helming the big-budget Roman epic Spartacus (1960), he made a 1962 screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Lolita before turning to an even more controversial topic--nuclear warfare--in the darkly bizarre satire Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). In the spring of 1964, Kubrick met with Arthur C. Clarke, a former officer in the Royal Air Force and chairman of the British Interplanetary Society, who had begun a full-time science-fiction writing career in 1951. Over the next year, Clarke and Kubrick worked closely to adapt the former’s short story “The Sentinel” into a movie screenplay as well as a full-length novel. Clarke also worked as a general scientific adviser on the film.
Originally entitled A Journey Beyond the Stars, Kubrick’s film was released in April 1968 as 2001: A Space Odyssey. Jumping seamlessly from Africa in the Pleistocene Era to a space-shuttle cabin some 4 million years later, the film clocked in at around three hours and contained less than 40 minutes of dialogue. Stretches of absolute silence or of the sound of human breathing (mimicking the external and internal experience of being inside a space suit) were interspersed with grand orchestral scores, including work by both Richard and Johann Strauss. Kubrick intended 2001 to be a primarily visual--rather than verbal--experience, and the scarcity of dialogue and languid pacing only enhanced the impact of the film’s impressive visual effects.
Though 2001 received many negative reviews when it was released--The New Yorker’s Pauline Kael, for one, called it “monumentally unimaginative”--its prestige grew over the years and it is now regarded by many as Kubrick’s masterwork and one of the most significant films of the 20th century. Its sweeping visual style and psychedelic special effects directly influenced space blockbusters such as George Lucas’ Star Wars movies. At the 41st annual Academy Awards in April 1969, the film did not receive a nomination for Best Picture, though Kubrick was nominated in the Best Director category; he lost to Sir Carol Reed for Oliver! Of four nominations, 2001 won one Oscar, for Best Visual Effects.
BPA-free flat water bottles:
They're good for you & the environment, & so convenient to carry. (2011)
2001: A Space Odyssey released (1968):
Kubrick had first gained prominence as a director for the World War I-era drama Paths of Glory (1957). After helming the big-budget Roman epic Spartacus (1960), he made a 1962 screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Lolita before turning to an even more controversial topic--nuclear warfare--in the darkly bizarre satire Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). In the spring of 1964, Kubrick met with Arthur C. Clarke, a former officer in the Royal Air Force and chairman of the British Interplanetary Society, who had begun a full-time science-fiction writing career in 1951. Over the next year, Clarke and Kubrick worked closely to adapt the former’s short story “The Sentinel” into a movie screenplay as well as a full-length novel. Clarke also worked as a general scientific adviser on the film.
Originally entitled A Journey Beyond the Stars, Kubrick’s film was released in April 1968 as 2001: A Space Odyssey. Jumping seamlessly from Africa in the Pleistocene Era to a space-shuttle cabin some 4 million years later, the film clocked in at around three hours and contained less than 40 minutes of dialogue. Stretches of absolute silence or of the sound of human breathing (mimicking the external and internal experience of being inside a space suit) were interspersed with grand orchestral scores, including work by both Richard and Johann Strauss. Kubrick intended 2001 to be a primarily visual--rather than verbal--experience, and the scarcity of dialogue and languid pacing only enhanced the impact of the film’s impressive visual effects.
Though 2001 received many negative reviews when it was released--The New Yorker’s Pauline Kael, for one, called it “monumentally unimaginative”--its prestige grew over the years and it is now regarded by many as Kubrick’s masterwork and one of the most significant films of the 20th century. Its sweeping visual style and psychedelic special effects directly influenced space blockbusters such as George Lucas’ Star Wars movies. At the 41st annual Academy Awards in April 1969, the film did not receive a nomination for Best Picture, though Kubrick was nominated in the Best Director category; he lost to Sir Carol Reed for Oliver! Of four nominations, 2001 won one Oscar, for Best Visual Effects.
BPA-free flat water bottles:
They're good for you & the environment, & so convenient to carry. (2011)
Every time you spend money on a luxury, or something fun for yourself, give a percentage of the amount you spent to help someone else. You don't have to match it dollar-for-dollar, because you don't want to blow through your nest egg & have nothing left, but it will bring balance to your life. You'll be able to have some fun with your money. Plus you'll get the satisfaction of knowing that you've helped another human being.
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Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau play battling newspapermen in 1920s
Chicago in this fast-paced version of the comedy classic from director
Billy Wilder. Lemmon is ace reporter Hildy Johnson and Matthau his
irascible editor, Walter Burns. Hildy wants to quit and marry Peggy
Grant (Susan Sarandon), but Walter will do anything to stop him, and an
escaped killer (Austin Pendleton) gives him just the scoop he needs to
lure Hildy back to work.
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Garage:
Clean your wiper blades with full strength white vinegar. Dampen a cloth with vinegar & wipe along each blade once or twice for "like-new" blades & a clear windshield.
Pescatarian:
1 whose diet includes fish but no meat.
There's also a nightly fresh fish, for the pescatarians dragged along by their carnivorous friends.
The word "vegetarian" sprouted up in 1839. "Fruitariuan" ("a person who lives on fruit") ripened by 1893. In 1944, vegetarians who consumed no animal or dairy products began calling themselves "vegans." Then, in 1993, those who ate fish but no other meat chose pesce, the Italian word for "fish," to create the designation "pescatarian." In that same year, "meatatarian" was served up to describe those whose diet largely includes meat, but the word is rare & is usually used in informal & humorous ways (making it the type of fare not included in our dictionaries). Another recent dietary word that we will be chewing over when we next update our dictionary is "flexitarian," a person who follows a mostly vegetarian diet but occasionally eats meat or fish.
Public you:
Practice ATM etiquette.
Stand back & don't try to get a peek at whatever transactions the person ahead of you is making. Be patient & don't complain if someone is taking more time than you think necessary. At drive-up ATMs, don't honk or flash your lights at anyone using the machine.
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Unscramble the following letters to reveal this April word:
glasshoe
What church in Jerusalem’s Old City is traditionally believed to have been built on the site of Christ’s crucifixion?
What church in Jerusalem’s Old City is traditionally believed to have been built on the site of Christ’s crucifixion?
Which character was created 1st, 2nd, & 3rd?
A. Gingerbread man
B. Gumby
C. Pillsbury doughboy
Which kind of penguin is the largest?
A. King penguin
B. Fairy penguin
C. Emperor panguin
CAB. I don't like to be spreading rumors, but I have heard of penguins choosing same sex partners. Like the couple in Central Park Zoo that built a nest together & incubated eggs. Happy families.
Who was the only football player on a losing college team to win the coveted Heisman Trophy?
Paul Hornung, in 1956, as quarterback for Notre Dame, which had a 2–8 record.
Who was the only football player on a losing college team to win the coveted Heisman Trophy?
Paul Hornung, in 1956, as quarterback for Notre Dame, which had a 2–8 record.
Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure.
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